During a Thursday afternoon candidate debate, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits left some observers, including this one, wondering just who all has been asking him for favors. Nikolits said he won???t ever give special treatment, like reducing

Another influential south Palm Beach County political group has issued endorsements for the Aug. 26 primary following interviews with the candidates. Here are picks of the West PAC, a political action committee of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce: Palm.....

Delray Beach could be one of a few cities that will not experience a steep drop in property values this year, City Manager David Harden said at a recent City Commission meeting. ???I got some news from the Property Appraiser???s...

Palm Beach County property owners Tuesday began receiving tax notices showing what they are projected to owe for 2011. The more than 600,000 notices from the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser???s Office show estimated property values, proposed property...

Boynton Beach Mayor Jose Rodriguez has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former city tow operator. The lawsuit claims that David Floering, who owns a Boynton Beach towing business, asked local merchants to put up disparaging signs, uttered falsehoods.....

Palm Beach County???s influential Voters Coalition snubbed the home-county candidate, Lois Frankel, and awarded its congressional primary endorsement to Broward???s Kristin Jacobs. Full details. In one of the county???s other high-profile races, the coalition

On June 17th, 2010, Hamida Faquir sold her residence at 6207 Seminole Gardens Circle in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, to Bradley Feeney. Mr. Feeney paid $125,000 for the residence.
Hamida Faquir is a District Sales Coordinator for Aflac. Prior to joining Aflac, Ms. Faquir worked as Regional Sales Manager for AFC/Brazos. She attended the University of Central Florida and received her M. Ed. from Florida Atlantic University.
6207 Seminole Gardens Circle sits on .04 acres and has 1,598 sq ft of living space. The...

On March 2nd, 2010 Douglas and Lori Adams sold their 2188 NW 8th Street home to Cheryl Margolies. Cheryl Margolies acquired her new home for approximately $360,000 and is now a member of the Palm Beach County Community.
Cheryl Margolies is the Director for Milagro Foundation, Inc a foundation that works to provide for unprivileged children in a variety of different venues. The Milagro Foundation is partnered with recognized names such as Best Buy, Samsung and Nordstrom and has organized a multitude of...

At the last commission meeting, the Boynton Beach city commission unanimously voted to approve staff’s recommendation to move forward with building an up to $30 million new police department facility on High Ridge Road.
Although residents say that the police headquarters located in the City Hall complex at 100 East Boynton Beach Blvd., is not adequate for the department, residents are not convinced that it’s the best option for their wallets.
Alex Saltez of Boynton said at a May 7...

When it comes to real estate holdings in Boca Raton, one of the most expansive is the city's own portfolio.
Boca owns 177 properties worth an estimated $395 million on the real estate market and that doesn't count the $112 million in downtown property under the control of the city's Community Redevelopment Agency.
The market values of these properties, according to the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's Office, range from nothing — a road into a private development — to $36.5 million for...

More spending for the Sheriff's Office, less money to catch up on road repairs and higher property tax bills for many residents result from the $4 billion Palm Beach County budget approved Monday.
While the County Commission agreed to maintain the same property tax rate, rising property values mean an increase in the tax bill for many homeowners and businesses.
The budget delivers about $30 million more for Sheriff Ric Bradshaw's half-billion-dollar budget, the county's largest operating expense.
To...